I tried a simple fix that worked & has lasted for years on a number of these
printers.
The gears split because they are a press fit. When removed from the shaft you
will notice that the split 'disappears' so I drilled out the hole in the gear so
that it was an 'interference' fit (slides on with no slack & won't grip the
shaft), roughed up the shaft a bit & glued on the gear with super glue.
Works a treat & will never give problems again.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:21:32 -0400, you wrote:
>I would be carefull as to what you replace the gears with. Make sure the shafts
>and the motors can handle the extra weight that a metal gear would present. I
>might sugggest usig a gear made of Delrin instead of metal, unless it is a
>lightweight metal like aluminum. Small Parts Inc in Miami has a nice selection of
>Delrin gears that might fit.
>>Delrin offers more strength and durability over that of nylon which is commonly
>used plastic for cheap gears.
>>james
>>On 10 Oct 2006 at 14:25, Rogelio Perea wrote:
>>> Been thinking of replacing that plastic gear with something more solid but
>> it is one of those projects...
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